Painting a Nude Male Figure: Who is an Artist? - Video

hey everybody it's Roya today I was painting this painting and I was thinking about the concept of being an artist and what does that mean and how come other professions do not question the fundamental fact of being in that profession when they encounter shortcomings in their skill because you never see a doctor questioning whether she's a real doctor she is she might not be a good one but that doesn't change the fact that she is one but we artists do that all the time we question the fundamental concept of being an artist which is a misconception at best that we to torture ourselves with if you've been in any kind of environment with with bunch of people occupied with Aesthetic Pursuits you encounter this all the time and you encounter it within yourself so it's a misconception I think or the concept of being an artist is separate from the concept of being a good artist you can't be a bad one but you are one if you're pursuing some kind of Aesthetic so that's one thing what does it mean to pursue Aesthetics I think we have this concept of something worthy of giving birth to in mind and we pursuing a set of skills necessary for that creation and that's what make an artists I have a vision of Aesthetics in mind and what would best translate that into reality is paint so this is the skill I'm pursuing to essentially redeem my psyche and give birth to that Aesthetic sensibility that I had so if your mind is occupied with Aesthetics you usually have a vision of some sort of Aesthetics thing in mind and you have to have the courage of your conviction to pursue that set of skills to give birth to that vision And that is what I think is missing in Aesthetic discussions because it's usually too abstract about just Aesthetic sensibilities or too concrete like a technician but it's that middle ground that you got to get a grip on to be able to translate your vision and skills are essential that's the origin of the word art which we kind of forgetting in modern art so let's go paint